In CSC 261, you will use Codex as a teaching guide while you work through problem sets. Codex should help you reason, ask useful questions, and check your work—not replace your reasoning or authorship.
You will use two accounts:
- Your ChatGPT account signs you into Codex and receives any Codex student credits you claim.
- Your Furman email signs you into the CSC 261 Course Workspace and connects Codex to your own course work.
OpenAI currently offers verified university students in the United States and Canada $100 in ChatGPT credits for use in Codex. You may use a personal ChatGPT account, but you will verify your student status with your university email.
After verification, the credits are applied automatically to the ChatGPT account you used to claim them. The offer is limited to one per eligible student, is not API credit, and expires 12 months after the grant date. The official offer page has the current eligibility rules and terms.
To confirm the offer was applied, open Settings → Usage & billing. The credit balance should show 2,500 credits, equivalent to $100.
If verification asks for additional proof of enrollment, follow the claim page's instructions. You can find Furman enrollment documents in Workday. Ask course staff for help if you have trouble verifying your status.
Download the ChatGPT desktop app, install it, and sign in with the same ChatGPT account you used for the student offer. If you did not claim the offer, you can start with a free ChatGPT account. Codex is available inside the desktop app; you do not need a separate Codex account.
Open the mode switcher in the upper-left corner of the app and choose Codex. Use Codex—not the regular ChatGPT mode—for the course connection and course-workspace tasks.
- Open the CSC 261 Course Workspace.
- Sign in with your Furman email and the six-digit PIN sent to your inbox.
- In the desktop app, confirm that the upper-left mode switcher says Codex.
- Choose Connect agent in the workspace.
- Start a new Codex task and paste the connection prompt shown there.
- When the authorization page opens, confirm that it shows your name and choose Connect Codex.
- Return to Codex and ask it to open your signed-in course workspace.
You only need to connect the course tool once on each computer. See the Course Workspace Guide for the complete workflow, including handwritten work, submission, and troubleshooting.